Timex x Worn & Wound WW75 Hand-Wound in Green
Hi, this is Alan. As always, thanks for reading and for your interest in these watches. My contact information is below.
Here is a nice hand-wound mechanical Timex, designed in collaboration with Worn & Wound, with an attractive "earthy" color tones combo. Set in a fine 37 mm diameter steel case that originally housed a quartz model, Worn & Wound asked for it to be a wind-up. Ask, and they received, it's powered by a 20J Sea-Gull TY6 that's quite attractive, for a not-so-expensive watch.
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This watch, which came out in November 2022, is not a re-issue of an actual watch that existed, but rather "a watch that never was, but could have been." A watch that was "inspired by the vast Timex archive, not drawing from any one watch in particular, but rather the brand’s creative ingenuity and American origins."
Have a look at the dial and hands. With a darker green "waffle texture" center, and a lighter green outer track, with polished beveled 1-12 indices, red and black hands, and a peach-colored seconds hand with a fun red distal end. The dominant green with splashes of color "feels like nature."
Here is a rather large file, but I wanted to show you some of the details. The waffle center actually looks black, not dark green. I think the lighter green periphery sort of fools the eye. The colors for the hands look sharp. I haven't mentioned yet, but you can see also the minute/seconds chapter in a radial arrangement.
Here is that 20J Seagull TY6 movement. I am generally reluctant to remove the back and inspect movements of new mechanical watches. I figure, it's running fine from the factory, why mess around, allow dust to get in, etc. I have five other hand-wound Timex made since 2017 (1965 Marlin Reissue, Marlin Blackout, Art of Pride Timex/Todd Snyder, yellow Snoopy with rotating ball, and MECHANICAL Camper/military,) all presumed to have this same movement, but I never opened any of them up. Maybe the fact that this Timex could be opened with four screws (see below) rather than a caseback knife encouraged me.
The movement is more attractive than I would expect for a $200 watch. Of course the parts are not highly finished or polished like you would expect from a very expensive movment, yuo can see they have added some decoration, have blue steel screws (not sure if actual blue steel or simulated, but I'm not bothered,) thrree oval cut-outs in the big wheel to show the mainspring, brass bits, and red jewels. The movement is also hacking.
The fabric strap has an interesting weave, creating a kind of "variegated" green textured appearance, furthering the "natural" feel to this watch.
In the sunshine.
The steel case of the WW75 is pretty interesting and attractive, I'm not even sure how to describe it. Barrel-shaped, fluted, I've heard various descriptions. I'm pretty sure it's the same or very simillar to the Q-TIMEX 1978 REISSUE, and has a sleek, low-profile with curved lugs and a distinct bezel. Handsome but not overly complex.
Like the 1978 Q Reissue, the back is secured by four screws. But unlike the 1978 (see here for pic of it) there is no need for battery hatch, as this is a hand-wound. The W&W logo and other caseback details are shown, including the limited edition numbering (I got 330 of 500).
A closeup of part of the movement. I love seeing the mainspring, thanks to those cutouts.
The original 2022 release included my watch and another with a different colorway, teal center and cream color periphery with some red accents, on a leather strap. Both were limited to 500.
Below are two more recent colorways, in "Version 2" of the Timex x Worn & Wound WW75 V2, one with an aqua blue center, and the other with light pink. I believe the Version 2 was released around November 2023. (Above pic from W&W, below two pics from TIMEX).
A "watch that never was, but could have been" is Seventies in general appearance, but is no the Wild Seventies of other watches from 1975, and tbh borrows a lot from the Sixties in design.
"A study in taking it easy, the Timex x Worn & Wound WW75 is simply meant to be a fun companion for your daily life. Mid-century styled, but with a modern appeal, they should fit seamlessly into anyone’s lifestyle."
Thank you for reading.
I hope you will like it.
Alan
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Website: Alan's Vintage Watches
